Year: 2016

IMA alumna Laurie Sumiye featured in Forbes & NYT

IMA alumna Laurie Sumiye’s short film OF MEMORY & LOS SURES co-directed with Andrew Parsons while they were fellows at UnionDocs will be screening with Diego Echerrevia’s seminal 1984 documentary LOS SURES at the Metrograph playing through April 21. OF MEMORY & LOS SURES was inspired by this film about South Williamsburg. View this newly restored 16mm film print at this beautiful brand new venue!

Here’s a review from The New York Times.
Another review on Forbes written by our own journalism instructor David Alm.

IMA student Wendell Cooper’s thesis performance

Photo of one of the actors in the performanceWendell Cooper presented his thesis performance 8pm at 165 West 86th Street @ Amsterdam Avenue.

Here is an audience participation guided meditation you are invited to listen to before the show. It draws on the futuristic world of the piece, and weaves together threads of yoga, speculative fiction, and the consciousness of Nature.

 

F&M alumna Veralyn Williams honored at Miscast Gala

Veralyn Williams

Film & Media alumna Veralyn Williams received an award at the MCC Theater’s annual Miscast Gala on Monday, April 4th. Williams, along with Dominique Thorne, were honored with the 2016 Youth Company Alumni Awards. Williams is an alumna of the Youth Company, a program for high school students that teaches writing and acting that is held in the MCC Theater. The award highlights Youth Company alumni that have sprouted successful careers after learning at the program.

The Miscast Gala, which hosted the ceremony, is a night of ceremony and performance featuring Broadway actors performing portions of theatrical productions that they wouldn’t normally perform. The event took place at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
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